Live sculpting broadcast by HandsofCaesar.com

The top screen is used when I am broadcasting live from www.justin.tv/handsofcaesar

When I am not broadcasting a list of current short movie clips are played.

Below the screen is a window that will display who is logged on to Justin.TV when viewing my broadcast. Anyone can view, but only those that create an account with Justin.TV, can submit questions.

While sculpting, I will view the questions and reply in real time. Make sure you have your speakers on; otherwise, you will not hear my voice. I will not reply by typing unless I need to post something. Moreover, most of the time my hands will be covered with clay; therefore, I try not to handle the mouse and keyboard.

I will try my best to embed the short videos recorded from the live broadcast on this blog. For anyone that wishes to catch up and follow along, all the short videos are in the following chronological order, no.002, no.003, no.004… etc. The short videos will also have a subject title describing the segment.



Sunday, October 4, 2009

Ridgeback dog sculpture last minute corrections




Well I woke up Saturday morning and there was something about the ears and eyes I did not care for; hence, I decided to give the dog sculpture a face-lift and ear change. Now, I am very happy with the results...

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Photo gallery of ridgeback final clay sculpt


The study for this composition was the dog featured on "The Ridgeback Register" International Issue - January 2007. The dog's name is "Nashira's Katano Ridgeville" owner: Ana Paola Diniz of Brazil. Thank you for sharing your awesome ridgeback!

Cory Bowers of Southern California, thank you for providing me a copy of "The Ridgeback Register" and putting me in touch with your contacts.

Kumar Kandiah of Australia, thank you for providing me a copy of the "Midlands & Northern Rhodesian Ridgeback Club, Illustrated Breed Standard" ; your keen eye.




More Rhodesian Ridgeback images are available by visiting my art sculpture site. I will post the bronze images once the bronze foundry has completed their tasks.

Ridgeback dog sculpture ready for bronze casting

Rhodesian Ridgeback clay sculpture is ready for the bronze foundry

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Rhodesian Ridgeback video from Animal Planet's Dogs 101

Thursday, June 4, 2009

The Rhodesian Ridgeback origins

The Rhodesian Ridgeback is a dog breed indigenous to Southern Africa. Its European forebears can be traced to the early pioneers of the Cape Colony of Southern Africa, who crossed their dogs with the semi-domesticated, ridged hunting dogs of the Khoisan people (referred to by the colonists as "Hottentots").

In the earlier parts of its history, the Rhodesian Ridgeback has also been known as Van Rooyen's Lion Dogs, the African Lion Hound or African Lion Dog—Simba Inja in Ndebele, Shumba Imbwa in Shona—because of their ability to distract a lion while awaiting their master to make the kill.

The original breed standard was drafted by F.R. Barnes, in Bulawayo, Rhodesia (today known as Zimbabwe), in 1922. Based on that of the Dalmatian, the standard was approved by the South African Kennel Union in 1926.

Wikipedia